download
Computing
verb /daʊnˈləʊd 
/ [with object]
/ [with object]Copy (data) from one computer system to another, typically over the Internet: it would be wise to download your program to another computer before testing it (as adjective downloaded) DRM will limit what you can do with downloaded music and video...
- He obtained the data simply by downloading it from the computer processing the transactions.
- The main application must be corporate users downloading e-mail to their laptops.
- You're better off purchasing something simple to use or downloading free software from the internet.
noun /ˈdaʊnləʊd /
/1An act or process of downloading data: movie downloads were painfully slow [mass noun]: we have music available for free download [as modifier]: download speeds of 200 to 300 kilobits per second...
- Most other countries' broadband systems offer far lower upload rates than download ones.
- Even with 3G, upload speeds are not better because the speeds are download not upload.
- BitTorrent is designed to replace and enhance the performance of a standard http or ftp download server.
1.1A file or set of files that has been downloaded: digital music downloads...
- So the software vendors opted for automatic downloads of signature file updates.
- Some folk will want to transfer video downloads to a portable device and one with a large screen.
- One tracker can supervise the simultaneous downloads of multiple files.
Derivatives
downloader
- Previously, the MPAA has filed hundreds of suits against individual downloaders.
- The flip side is the ongoing legal action against downloaders launched last year.
- Record industry mavens have long wobbled their jowels in fear of illegal downloaders.